Abstract: A drain assembly includes a drain body and an expanding assembly positionable within the drain body. The expanding assembly includes a lattice body having an orifice configured to couple a toe tap with the lattice body. The drain body includes a channel disposed along a portion of the drain body. The channel can receive the expanding assembly.
Abstract: A camera system that includes a camera having a main body having a front surface and a back surface; a lens disposed within the main body and configured to view objects in front of the front surface; a magnet coupled to the back surface, wherein the magnet is configured to removably couple the camera to a ferromagnetic material; a shutter adjustably coupled to the main body, so that the shutter is moveable relative to the lens between a closed position and an open position; and a controller disposed within the main body and configured to control operation of the camera.
Abstract: A fluid delivery system including a first and a second faucet tube coupled with a swivel bearing assembly wherein the first faucet tube is rotatable relative the second faucet tube about the swivel bearing and a portion of the swivel bearing is configured to be at least partially tapered at a distal end to provide a sealing resistance between a fastener and a coupling member of the swivel bearing assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 2024
Date of Patent:
September 8, 2026
Assignee:
Kohler Co.
Inventors:
Perry D. Erickson, Steven Thomas Radder
Abstract: A showerhead assembly includes a handshower and a docking mechanism. The handshower includes a mounting puck mountably coupled to a rear portion of the handshower. The docking mechanism is configured to receive the handshower. The docking mechanism includes a cradle assembly positioned adjacent the handshower that is configured to receive the mounting puck. The cradle assembly includes a first portion, a second portion, and a first O-ring. The second portion is adjacent the first portion. The second portion includes a face extending along a rear of the first portion. The first O-ring is provided annularly about a perimeter of the first portion and the second portion to secure the first portion and the second portion relative to one another. Upon receiving the mounting puck, the mounting puck urges the first portion into an open position to receive the mounting puck within the cradle assembly.
Abstract: A spray head assembly comprising a body configured to receive a supply of fluid and a face in fluid communication with the body, the face having a plurality of nozzles arranged in a non-linear pattern for directing the fluid from the spray head, wherein the plurality of nozzles are configured to direct the fluid flow to form a wedge-shaped spray pattern between the face and a focal region at a focal length from the spray head, and wherein the spray pattern forms a linear spray arrangement in the focal region.
Abstract: A disposal system utilizing a direct injection of water for an amount of time to sufficiently sanitize a chamber of the disposal system. The disposal system includes a chamber coupled to a drain of a sink at a first end of the chamber, and to a drainpipe at a second end of the chamber. A cutting mechanism, such as a rotary cutting blade, is positioned within the chamber near a floor of the chamber. A fluid-injection unit, such as a flange attachment, coupled to the first end of the chamber and the drain of the sink, includes a plurality of nozzles for introducing a fluid in a variety of streams in different directions to reach substantially an entirety of the chamber. The flange attachment can also include a water line attachment for connecting to a water line, with an optional ozone generator upstream from the disposal system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 6, 2023
Date of Patent:
September 1, 2026
Assignee:
Kohler Co.
Inventors:
Todd Leonhard, Jason Miller, Kenneth Kapal, Erich Slothower, Pete Kajuch, Andrew Wasz, Eder Perez, Margaret Mazz, Evan Grybush, Matthew Wegner, Niels Eilmus, Josh Hippert, Jonathan Bradley
Abstract: A spray head for a shower assembly includes a front portion having a spray face, a rear portion opposite the spray face that includes a magnetic region. The magnetic region includes a plurality of magnetic angled surfaces configured to magnetically couple the spray head to a support surface at a plurality of different angles. The spray head also includes a slot defined within the magnetic region, the slot configured to accommodate a fluid conduit therein.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 22, 2022
Publication date:
August 27, 2026
Applicant:
Kohler Co.
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Chanseol Muraoka, Lun Cheak Tan, Feiying Su